In an observance known as “Ashes to Go,” The Episcopal Diocese of Washington will have churches helping to provide the ash crosses at various points in the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday. | Mitchell SamsĪs Christians get ready to observe Ash Wednesday by attending worship services that involve the imposition of ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross, one Episcopal diocese will be taking the ritual outside its church walls. By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Monday, FebruBishop Mariann Edgar Budde, head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, imposing ashes on a person as part of the 'Ashes to Go' observance on Ash Wednesday, 2017.